(January 8, 2018, 3:35 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington federal judge on Dec. 21 granted a disability claimant’s motion for attorney fees after determining that the claimant was successful on the merits of his claim (Anthony Flaaen v. Principal Life Insurance Co. Inc., No. 15-5899, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210284)....